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classification: Rogue AntiSpyware Programs
Spyware Preventer is not a genuine security software application that will keep your computer safe from spyware infections. It is a rogue antispyware software application – as such it cannot detect, remove and protect against spyware and other malware types. Just like all the other rogues in its family, it cares about one thing and one thing only: your money. Speaking of Spyware Preventer’s family, we should mention the following: XPert Antivirus Enterprise, MS Antivirus, and Vitae Antivirus 2008.
I mentioned earlier that Spyware Preventer only cares about your money. To be more precise, it cares about scamming you out of some money; the scam can be broken down in three steps. First of all Spyware Preventer has to make it onto your computer. In this regard it will use malicious webpages (on which the rogue is presented as being a genuine, legitimate and properly good security software application) and Trojans (that pose as codec or Flash updates on certain sites, usually adult sites) as its distribution methods. Secondly Spyware Preventer needs to scare you into thinking your system is infected. So it will blast you with annoying popups and fake security alerts and will perform phony system scans (that detect numerous made-up infections). The third and final step is this: Spyware Preventer asks you to purchase a license to remove the infection it detected.

Keep in mind that Spyware Preventer is a rogue. So do not pay for anything! What you should do is remove Spyware Preventer from your system immediately.

Automatic removal guide
Step 1. If you have a printer, make sure to print out this tutorial. If you do not have a printer, save this tutorial, go out to a copy center and print it out there. If you do not have a printer and do not want to go out, then use the pen and paper method: grab a pen and a piece of paper and write down the instruction presented in the steps below. In the process of eliminating Spyware Preventer from your machine you will need to shut down the browser. And since this will also shut down the tutorial, you need to know what you should do next.

Step 2. You will have to install Malwarebytes’ Anti-Malware. In this regard you need to download the software’s setup executable. Just click this link and save the .exe file on your computer (preferably on your desktop).

Step 3. Double click the Malwarebytes’ Anti-Malware setup executable. It should be on the desktop under the name mbam-setup. This will launch the installation process. If you already know how to install a piece of software, proceed to step 4. If you do not know how to do this, we’ll walk you though it all:



- The Select Setup Language window should have popped up. By default, the language in which the software will be installed is set to English, but you can change this. The software provides support for 30+ languages. After selecting the language of your choice, click OK. It would be best to just leave it set to English though.



- The Malwarebytes’ Anti-Malware Setup Wizard will now popup. Just click Next.



- You will be presented with the License Agreement. Click I accept the agreement and then click Next. If you do not accept the agreement you will not be able to continue.



- Keep clicking Next until you get to the Ready to install window. Now click Install. After the installation process completes click Finish. Do not uncheck the boxes next to Update Malwarebytes’ Anti-Malware or Launch Malwarebytes’ Anti-Malware.















Step 4. The Malwarebytes’ Anti-Malware application will launch automatically. The Perform quick scan option should be checked by default – if it isn’t then check it and then click Scan. You are well advised to close all running apps before clicking scan. This will ensure the scan for Spyware Preventer will complete swiftly.



Malwarebytes’ Anti-Malware will start scanning your files for signs of Spyware Preventer. This may take a while, so be patient. It all depends on how powerful your computer is and how many files Malwarebytes’ Anti-Malware has to scan.



When the scan for Spyware Preventer is complete you will be presented with a notification box. Click OK to close the notification box and go to the main Scanner screen. Click Show Results and you will be presented with a list of all the infected files Malwarebytes’ Anti-Malware has detected.





Step 5. Click Remove Selected and Malwarebytes’ Anti-Malware will remove all the infected files it has detected. It may be necessary to restart your computer in order to remove some of these files. After Malwarebytes’ Anti-Malware is done removing all the infected files, it will open Notepad and present the scan log to you. You can review the log at your leisure – save it If you want.



Step 6. Close Malwarebytes’ Anti-Malware and you’re done. No traces of Spyware Preventer should be left on your computer.

Manual removal guide

Spyware Preventer stores data in this directory path:



Using Task Manager, shut down and remove the processes:



Access the Windows Registry Editor and delete the following registry keys:



Locate and delete the following files:



Block access to the domain:





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